Improved combined boot-heel and spur



C. F. WOODRUFF, OF

NEWBERN, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR TO I-IIM* SELF AND J. C. PINNER Letters Patent No. 86,049, dated Jawuaofy 19, 1869.

IMIPRO'V'ED COMBINED BOOT-HEEL AND SPUR.

The vSchedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whomt't ma/y conce/m.-

Be it known that I, C. F. WOODRUFF, of Newbern, in the county of Dyer, and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and improved Combined Boot-Heel and Spur; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section.

Figure 2 is a top View. u

This invention is a neat and simple combination of metallic bootheel with sheathed spur, the parts being so constructed and operating, that while the spur will always be in place and ready for use, it will not be in the way of injuring the clothing, carpets, Stc., or of receiving injury from stones, or from the pavement.

In the drawings- B is the sole of the boot;

H, a hollow metallic heel, attached thereto by screws h h A, a spur, extending through the heel, as seen in the drawings; and' O, a tubular sheath, surrounding and protecting the spur, the two being held in the proper relative position to each other by means of a spring, s, inside of thesheath.

The forward end of the spur is provided with a head, a, and is made larger than the rear portion. It is also cut into a screw near the head a, and screws into the front wall of' the heel H, as seen in fig. l. By uuscrewing it, the 'spur and sheath can be removed from the heel, or they can be, by means of it, adjusted convveniently.

The sheath turns with the spur, being connected to it by a slot and pin, e, for that purpose.

The whole device is neat, simple, strong, and cheap, and can be readily applied to any hollow metallic bootheel, whether old or new.

Its operation will be understood at a glance.

The sheath O is ordinarily held so as to cover and protect the point of the spur, as shown in the drawing,'but when the' spur is pressed against the dank of the horse, the sheath yields, and allows the spur to enter the flesh.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as 'new and desire to secure by Let' ters Patent, is-

l The combination and arrangement ofthe sheath O,

spur A, aud metallic heel H, when said pa'rts are coustructed to operate as and for the purpose described.

To the above specification of my improvement, I

havesigned my hand, this Llith day of July, 1868.

C. F. WOODRUFF.

Witnesses:

S. S. COLE,

I. H. WALTON. 

